Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-01-20
Mrs. ROMSFR'S HrSRANn-
lie ChideS His Wife for Having Headache
and Then Has Chill.
Detroit Free Press.


headache. l have headaches occasionally.
| wouldn't have them if could help it,
but can't Once in while have a
shill, but ITS nothing am to be blamed
Ger.
sick, ehY growled Mr.. Bowser as he
entered the bedroom.
"Got a headache
That's always the way of il / wish
could remember one single well DAY which
has passed over your head since we were
marriedw - 'NN@4'
"l'm always weilr ia msqtt
ooh, You are! Well then | must be
blind not to have discovered the fact.
| wanted you to go to thea theater to-
night
III guess | can CO.
"Well, guess you eau IL Mrs Bowser,
il does seem queer that, Whenever / have
any special entertainment appod ont
you invariably bust it with "a headache,
palpitation of the heart, torpid liver, or
some other ailmont. 1t must be the gross
est carelessness on your part. Have you
had a doctorW
why nor
"Wel, wen have one! am going TO
know what ails you, if have to call
know whether I've married woman or a
bundle of drugs"
"You may be i'll some day too, Mr.
Bswsor.n
"Boshl I've got tho strength os mind
TO throw of even n case of small pox.
The Bowser family never made fools of
themselves 10y being upset by every
change OF the weather"
h.. a 4 I,,l
dovers powder, and he thought | needed
tenic of some sort Bowser was
grouty all the evening and when he went
TO bed he shifted and snuffed and nut
tered:
"Oh, excuse me! thought for a mo-
ment | was in Harper's hospital
Two mornings after that Bowser woke
me up nm hour earlier than usual. His
face was very pale his teeth chartered
and saw at once that he had a chill. He
had been looking yellow around the
eyes for about three or four days, and
it was evident that his liver was out of
order.
'What is itSn asked.
~ believe I'm going to have chilli"
"Oh pshaw! just exercise your will
power aud throw it offw
"Mrs. Bowaer | want you To telephone
for doctor--two three doctors, without
delay I'm an awful sick man, without
chance in twenty of getting wellln
"poohl Mr.. Bowser, had all the ar
engagements made to go to the toboggan
slide today, and TO have progressive
ouchro party here tonight. IL seems
funny that you should fall sick and spoil
all my pleasurew
IAN right go ahead and abuse me all
you want toll When am under the sod
| you'il think of these things
The family doctor came up after break
fast and prescribed quinino and some
other simple remedy, and advised Bowser
| TO lie in bed during the day.
The following was the programme of
/ the forenoon.
/ /. | soak Mr. Bowser's feet
?. prepare him three different kinds
of gruels.
3, send the baby over TO mothers be
cause its cooling dstarbs him.
4. | stop all the clocks in the house at
his request.
3. | drive all the boys out Of the
neighborhood TO sooth Mr.. Bowser's
nerves
g. | shut the dog in the barn and drive
/ the cat Go the attic.
/ 7. mako list of his debtors and
/ creditors, and look up the insurance
! papers.
At noon Mr.. Bowser resolved TO get out
of bed, and the amount of dinner he ate
was positively astonishing Aftor dinner
he put on his slippers and dressing gown
and asked:
Mrs. Bowser do you suppose cigar
would hurt mef'
"Poohh
There You got You don't seem 20
understand that have been dangerously
i'll, and that n relapse might cause my
dcaghl Mrs. Bowser, l believe you sec.
reilly wished during the forenoon that !
might die"
"NonseRsem
"Well your conduct is very suspicious
to say the least. In case OF my death
you'd marry agein"
III might"
"You would, eh' That's the kind of a
person you are, ia itY"
"But, Mr. Bowser, you've been sick SO
much, you know and you've turned the
| house iAto n hospital so often ----'
"Who's sickF
"You are, I'd Just like TO remember the
u
| time when you had a well day, Mr.. Bow
ser its an awful thing TO DO chained to an
invalid husband"
! Then Bowser began 10 cry, and'I had
so tuck him up in bed and put hot fiat
| iron 10 his feet, and tied rag around
/ his head, and made him some sage tea.
1 lie was all right again next morning and
/ when asked him If ii was safe for me TO
invite company for Friday night he
roareo ont
"Safel Why notr'
"You may be i'll you know"
/ "And | may not you know. Mrs. Bow
! ser, want you TO understand that the
/ Bowser family, the line descended from
never give up until the very last"
"But they recover wonderfully quick
"They do, chr And that's because of
| their wonderfully strong will power. Mrs.
Bowser, I'm satisfied that was snatched
from the grave yesterday, and that by no
! help of yours. If do not return home
for the next three days you have only
yourself 10 blame"
But he was home at noon, nd he hasn't
Z l. a IA. Oh kau